Wiltshire (district)

Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Unitary authority area
	Clockwise from top: Salisbury Cathedral; Trowbridge Town Hall; Lacock Abbey; Stonehenge; and Chippenham Market Place
	Coat of arms
	Shown within the ceremonial county of Wiltshire
	Wiltshire Location within England Wiltshire Location within the United Kingdom Wiltshire Location in Europe
	Coordinates: 51°21′07″N 1°58′41″W / 51.352°N 1.978°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	South West England
County	Wiltshire
Unitary Authority	1 April 2009
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district
• Local Authority	Wiltshire Council
• Council Leader	Ian Thorn
Population (2024)
• Total	523,700 (Ranked 11th)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 94.3% White ; 2.1% Asian ; 1.7% Mixed ; 1.1% Black ; 0.7% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 50.2% Christianity ; 41.3% no religion ; 0.7% Islam ; 0.5% Hinduism ; 0.5% Buddhism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.6% other ; 6.0% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	SP, SN4-6, SN8-14, BA2, BA12-15, RG17
Post town	Bath, Salisbury, Swindon and Reading
Dialling code	01249 and others
ISO 3166 code	GB-WIL
Police	Wiltshire Police
Fire	Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Ambulance	South Western
Website	www.wiltshire.gov.uk

Wiltshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, South West England. It was formed on 1 April 2009 following the abolition of Wiltshire County Council and the districts of Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire, all of which were replaced by Wiltshire Council, which is based at County Hall in Trowbridge. The remaining part of the ceremonial county is the Borough of Swindon, administered by a separate unitary authority. In 2024, the population was 523,700.

Salisbury, the district's only city, is its largest settlement, followed by Chippenham and Trowbridge.